I have a number of Bmann DCC equipped locos. I just bought DCC. (NCE powercab) So far they seem to have mfr 101 ver 046 decoders.
I have a few questiions
1) Is 101/046 always the built in decoder?
2) Is there a listing of default conditions for the various locos. posted anywhere?
The uberfolded sheets (it's good when the thing I like least about a loco, is how the paperwork is folded, you've come a long way bmann!) suppled with the locos aren't clear andconcise, or I'm not reading them right!
3) Some run quiet and smoooooth as silk, like my 4-6-0. My 2010 version2-6-6-2 seems noisier with dcc than dc. Some have suggested, I change the decder to a "better" decoder and that will improve performance. Has anyone found an across the board decoder that that they like better? Or for now, what do you like in the 2-6-6-2? I bought the 2-6-6-2 new, but more than a year ago, so even if the decoder is just bad and it should run smooth and quiet, it is out of warranty, so I will just change the decoder.
4) Before I buy a 2-10-2, is it smooth and quiet, or will I end up changing the decoder?
5) The decoder paperwork says they are 28 step, but I seem to have 128 step control. Being new, am I just doing it wrong? Is the paperwork wrong?
I have a few questiions
1) Is 101/046 always the built in decoder?
2) Is there a listing of default conditions for the various locos. posted anywhere?
The uberfolded sheets (it's good when the thing I like least about a loco, is how the paperwork is folded, you've come a long way bmann!) suppled with the locos aren't clear andconcise, or I'm not reading them right!
3) Some run quiet and smoooooth as silk, like my 4-6-0. My 2010 version2-6-6-2 seems noisier with dcc than dc. Some have suggested, I change the decder to a "better" decoder and that will improve performance. Has anyone found an across the board decoder that that they like better? Or for now, what do you like in the 2-6-6-2? I bought the 2-6-6-2 new, but more than a year ago, so even if the decoder is just bad and it should run smooth and quiet, it is out of warranty, so I will just change the decoder.
4) Before I buy a 2-10-2, is it smooth and quiet, or will I end up changing the decoder?
5) The decoder paperwork says they are 28 step, but I seem to have 128 step control. Being new, am I just doing it wrong? Is the paperwork wrong?